Jenny Apker
Analyst · Tahira Afzal from KeyBanc. Tahira, your line is open
Thanks Jim. Turning to the financial results; the Global Power segment revenues were $127.2 million in the second quarter, which is a $30.2 million decrease compared to the $157.4 million posted in the same period of 2015. Global Power's second quarter gross profit was a loss of $9.1 million compared to income of $26.7 million in the second quarter of 2015. Lower revenue and gross profit were primarily a result of the previously discussed change in estimate on a European Renewable Energy Contract, which adversely impacted revenue in the quarter by $26.4 million and gross profit by $31.7 million. At June 30, 2016, backlog in this segment was $1.1 billion, which is 7.7% lower than backlog a year ago, reflecting the lumpy nature of bookings in this business. Global Services' revenues were $218 million in the second quarter of 2016, compared to revenues of $236.7 million in the corresponding period of 2015. This 7.9% decrease in revenues was primarily due to the delay of work in the Canadian oilsands and lower part sales, due to mild weather this past winter. Gross profit in the current quarter was $53.6 million versus $46.3 million in the three months ended June 30, 2015, an increase of $7.3 million or 15.8%, despite lower revenues, due to the strong net project performance and project close-outs, as well as to margin improvement efforts in the business. The backlog in Global Services as of June 30, 2016, was $1.0 billion compared to $1.16 billion as of the same date in 2015, reflecting the continuing pressure on the U.S. coal aftermarket business. Revenues in the Industrial Environmental segment for the second quarter of 2016 were $38.0 million compared to $43.4 million in the second quarter of 2015, a decrease of $5.4 million, primarily due to continued weakness across the North American industrial markets. Gross profit improved by $2.1 million to $11 million, as a result of lower amortization expense for the quarter. Excluding the impact of the amortization expense, the gross profit margin in this segment was higher year-over-year, attributable to solid project execution and the continued focus on managing costs. Backlog in this segment at the end of the second quarter 2016 was $60 million compared to $96 million as of June 30, 2015, primarily attributable to a soft industrial market in North America. For the company, SG&A increased $4.5 million in the quarter compared to the prior year period, primarily due to standalone overhead costs, which were in line with our projections. The second quarter 2016 effective tax rate for the company was approximately 12.9% compared to 18.2% in the second quarter of 2015. The adjusted effective tax rate for the second quarter of 2016 was a negative 11.9% compared to a positive 31.9% in the prior year period. The effective tax rate was significantly influenced by two factors, first, the $32 million loss on the renewable energy contract mentioned earlier, was in a low tax rate jurisdiction, which created a smaller tax benefit than if it had been in the U.S. In addition, valuation allowances against deferred tax assets, associated with our Indian joint venture and state NOLs have the effect of increasing tax expense in the quarter, by $13.1 million. The European project loss will impact the jurisdictional mix that we originally expected for the full year as well. As such, we expect our adjusted effective tax rate for 2016 will now be in the range of 38% to 40%, and this is already factored into our guidance. During the quarter, the company's cash and cash equivalents balance, net of restricted cash, decreased $35.8 million to $251.0 million, reflecting positive cash flow from operations of $22.1 million, offset by the $26 million repayment of our Indian joint ventures high interest third party debt, and $16 million share repurchases. Our consolidated cash position at the end of the quarter was approximately one-fourth U.S. and three-fourths non-U.S. cash. On July 1, we closed the acquisition of SPIG for which we paid approximately $174 million, most of which came from non-U.S. cash. As we indicated in our conference call in late June, as part of the restructuring, we have reorganized our three business units to enhance the focus of each business on its respective business objectives, and to better align resources within each group. The largest of these three segments will be the Power business, which will be formed by the combination of the current Global Services and Global Power businesses, excluding the renewable energy related business. 2016 revenues associated with the Power segment are expected to be approximately $1.1 billion. The new standalone Renewable segment will consist of all of our renewable waste energy and biomass power activities, including our B&W Vølund subsidiary and O&M contracts for waste to energy facilities in the U.S. and Europe. Renewables' segment 2016 revenues are expected to be approximately $400 million. Our third segment, Industrial will be comprised of our acquired subsidiaries, B&W MEGTEC and B&W SPIG. 2016 revenues for the Industrial segment, which will include only half a year of revenues from SPIG are forecasted to be approximately $300 million. Beginning with the third quarter, we will report both current and historical financial results, based on these new segments. Now I will turn the call back over to Jim, for an update on our strategic priorities.